Gendered positions in a church youth group: a discourse analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorBock, Zannie
dc.contributor.authorDe Vos, Grace Afton
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-21T11:20:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-27T08:53:52Z
dc.date.available2014-11-21T11:20:35Z
dc.date.available2024-03-27T08:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionMagister Artium - MAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research is a discourse analysis of a christian �coloured� youth group, from the area of Mitchell�s Plain, Cape Town. The aim of the analysis is to explore the ways in which the interlocutors construct their identities and gender positions and how they are able to affirm, challenge and perpetuate dominant discourses. The role of this context, namely the social and religious context is pivotal to shaping this interaction. The analysis of the data uses the appraisal framework particularly the attitudinal and engagement systems to analyse how the interlocutors strategically communicate their attitudes, evaluations, feelings and judgements. Ultimately, this research shows how the males and females use language to negotiate identities and socially position themselves. In addition, the research indicates that the male interlocutors in most instances exert a strong influence on the discussions, which result in females showing tendencies to allow for the male ideologies to dictate, thus perpetuating the dominant ideologies about male and female behaviouren_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/9922
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectDiscourseen_US
dc.subjectSocial constructionismen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.subjectChristianen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectCape Flatsen_US
dc.subjectAppraisalen_US
dc.subjectEngagementen_US
dc.titleGendered positions in a church youth group: a discourse analysisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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